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Contains digital copies of Flight Lieutenant Van Egmond Robert Bell's service during the Second World War. Covers the period of 1941 until 1946. Includes photographs, letters home, and correspondence between Bell's family and the RCAF Casualty Office. A transcription of the letters are available upon request.

Photo: Van Egmond's gravestone in the Adegem Canadian War Cemetery in Belgium. Dated 1996. Colour, original.

Photo: A group photograph of RCAF servicemen. Possibly a class or a bomber crew. Van Egmond Bell is third from the left, front row. J. Davidson, V.R. Bell, L.G. Christmas, Herb Ingraham, C.G. Bates, As? Al?, Gord Theurer, Geo. L. Grainger. Dated 1942. Black and white, original.

Photo: A view of the Adegem Canadian War Cemetery in Belgium. Dated 1996. Colour, original.

Photo: A view of the rows of graves at Adegem Canadian War Cemetery in Belgium. Van's grave is Grave No. 5, Row 6, Plot II. Dated 1996. Colour, original.

Document: A telegram to Earle Bell, Van's father, notifying him of Van receiving his wings and commission. Dated April 24, 1942. Original document.

Document: A letter from the RCAF Casualty Office informing Earle Bell that his son has been interned in Belgium. Dated March 7, 1946. Original document.

Document: A letter written by Van to his mother, Ruth Bell. Dated January 29, 1941. Page 2. Original document.